drive down

verb

To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.

“The wind chill drives down the temperature.”

Opposite
drive up
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Meanings

verbdrive down (third-person singular simple present drives down, present participle driving down, simple past drove down, past participle driven down)

present singular third person drives down · participle present driving down · past drove down · participle past driven down · alternative drive something down · alternative drive it down

  1. idiomaticinformalTo cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.

    The wind chill drives down the temperature.

    Antonyms: drive up

  2. idiomaticinformalTo drive to a location that is south of one's current location.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.

Opposite
drive up
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